Multipoint lock system
AssigneeTruth Hardware Corporation
InventorDonald A. Becken
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Abstract
A multipoint lock system for use with the active and inactive doors of two-door sets, which provides an operator with the ability to lock or unlock a plurality of locking points both manually and automatically, and features a blocking mechanism to prevent unwanted locking. The system comprises a pair of releasably engaged mechanisms, one of which primarily controls the deployment of the locking members, while the other primarily controls the receiving windows that receive the locking members. Each mechanism is operated by a lever and thumbturn attached to a centralized cassette.
Claims40
A multipoint lock system for locking a pair of doors, the system comprising:
- a first lock mechanism adapted to be operably coupled with a first door of the pair of doors and a second lock mechanism adapted to be operably coupled with a second door of the pair of doors, said second lock mechanism having an open condition and a blocked condition, wherein said first lock mechanism engages said second lock mechanism when said second lock mechanism is in said open condition, and wherein said first lock mechanism is prevented from engaging said second lock mechanism when said second lock mechanism is in said blocked condition, said first lock mechanism including a first primary actuator and at least one primary remote actuator in mechanical communication with the first primary actuator, the second lock mechanism including a second primary actuator and at least one secondary remote actuator in mechanical communication with the second primary actuator, wherein the first lock mechanism comprises at least one sensor trigger mechanism having at least one sensor trigger, wherein the at least one sensor-trigger mechanism is operably coupled with and driven by the at least one primary remote actuator;
- and wherein the second lock mechanism includes at least one sensor pad, wherein the at least one sensor pad is operably coupled with and driven by the at least one secondary remote actuator.
A multipoint lock system for use in locking an active door and an inactive door of a two-door set comprising:
- a first lock mechanism attached to said active door and a second lock mechanism attached to said inactive door, said second lock mechanism having an open condition and a blocked condition, wherein said first lock mechanism engages said second lock mechanism when said second lock mechanism is in said open condition, and wherein said first lock mechanism is prevented from engaging said second lock mechanism when said second lock mechanism is in said blocked condition, said first lock mechanism including a first primary actuator and a multi-tiered remote actuator system in mechanical communication with the first primary actuator, the second lock mechanism including a second primary actuator and at least one secondary remote actuator in mechanical communication with the second primary actuator, wherein said at least one secondary remote actuator is driven by the movement of said second primary actuator between a secondary remote actuator refracted position and a secondary remote actuator extended position, wherein the first lock mechanism comprises at least one sensor trigger mechanism having at least one sensor trigger, wherein said sensor trigger mechanism is driven by said multi-tiered actuator system between an armed position and an unarmed position, wherein the second lock mechanism includes at least one sensor pad, wherein said sensor pad is driven by said at least one secondary remote actuator between a sensor pad retracted position and a sensor pad deployed position, and wherein said at least one sensor pad is in mechanical alignment with said at least one sensor trigger while in the deployed position.
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